Myron Rolle

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Myron Rolle is a medical student whose future specialty is neurosurgery.

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Coming out of high school, Myron was the #1 football prospect in the entire U.S. He played football at Florida State University and in the NFL.

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About Myron Rolle

Myron Rolle is a first-year medical student at the Florida State University College of Medicine. He was also a Rhodes Scholar and got his Master’s in Medical Anthropology at Oxford. In his off hours, Myron somehow managed to become a star football player at Florida State and then a professional player in the NFL.

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